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Minor Threat

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Minor Threat are an American hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1980. Core members included Ian MacKaye, Jeff Nelson, Lyle Preslar and Brian Baker. They released influential EPs, the LP Out Of Step, and the Complete Discography compilation on Dischord Records and are closely associated with the Straight Edge movement.

Members credited in reviews and public sources: Ian MacKaye, Jeff Nelson, Lyle Preslar, Brian Baker; Steve Hansgen joined later as bassist. Henry Garfield (Henry Rollins) is credited with backing vocals on the First Demo Tape in contemporary accounts. Jeff Nelson and Ian MacKaye were involved with Dischord Records. The band is widely cited as seminal and highly influential in hardcore punk and post-hardcore.

DeBaser reviews portray Minor Threat as a seminal Washington D.C. hardcore band, praised for intense short songs and the birth of Straight Edge. Reviews focus on key releases (Complete Discography, Out Of Step, Salad Days, First Demo Tape) and the band's influence on punk and post-hardcore. Authors highlight the four core members and ties to Dischord Records. The overall reception across reviews is enthusiastic and admiring.

For:Fans of punk and hardcore, music historians, newcomers curious about Straight Edge and early 1980s D.C. punk.

 The most important hardcore band, for God's sake.

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 September 23, 1983 "Last Song" puts an end to the greatest hardcore experience that ever existed.

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 Minor Threat "First Demo Tape" for 5 euros... I mean, I can't let it slip away... it has to be mine...

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